Like most video codecs, ORBX distinguishes between video frames that are encoded in their entirety—"I-frames"—and those encoded as deltas relative to another frame—"P-frames" and "B-frames".

As we transition from H.264 to VP9, HEVC, AV1, and soon VVC (Versatile Video Coding), it’s important to understand the fundamentals of codec comparisons and how to evaluate their effectiveness and ...

RW: How does the growing use of the cloud influence codecs and how they are deployed? Foerster: Cloud use in everyday broadcasting can bring considerable advantages. However, regular use of cloud ...

The first column is from Moscow State University’s (MSU) MSU Video Codecs Comparison 2021 report, which probably will be updated by the time you read this article. Note that MSU reviews multiple ...

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The reason is simple, yet frustrating. Apple chooses not to license Qualcomm’s aptX technologies. Apple believes that AAC ...

This is the future of video codecs. Called NVIDIA Maxine, the new AI system can not only cram high quality video streaming into a tenth of the space that traditional streaming takes, but it can ...

Raw codecs store information generated by a camera’s sensor and are only intended for image acquisition. You cannot write or re-encode camera raw files in post, because there is no sensor data ...

Before we delve straight into Codecs, here are a few things you need to know beforehand— 1. Sampling rate – measured in hertz (Hz), it is defined as the number of samples (per second) taken ...

There are legal codecs available for purchase as long as you know where to look for them. Fluendo has a fully legal codec pack available for purchase which costs €28 (around $40).

Within my recent coverage of high-res audio players (and the services that feed them content) and external DACs and amplifiers, I realized I’ve been tossing a lot of new and potentially-unfamiliar ...